Hat-fastener.



No. saws. Pafentgd Oct. 22, 901.

T. T. CLOUSE.

HAT FASTENER.

(Application filed ul 26, 1960'.

(No Modem wifizesses, Jnvenwr UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS T. CLOUSE, OF LANSDOWNE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 685,108, dated October22, 1901.

Application filed July 26, 1900. Serial No. 24,900. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS T. CLoUsE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lansdowne, in the county of Delaware and State ofPennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements inHat-Fasteners, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to hat-fasteners; and its object is to provide adevice of this character which will securely hold a ladys hat upon herhead and which will enable the hat to be easily put on and taken off andwhich can be very cheaply made or ornamented according as taste maydictate.

The invention consists in certain constructions of the parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,in which-- Figure 1 illustrates the location of my improved hat-fasteneron a ladys hat. Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-section of a portion of thehat and a cross-section of one of the fastellers secured thereto. Fig. 3is an enlarged side elevation of one of the fasteners.

My improved hat-fastener comprises a flat strip or sheet ofgutta-percha, tortoise-shell, or similar resilient material, which isbowed from end to end and is provided with an ap proximately broad orelliptical body or engaging portion a, from one end of which emanates aslightly-reduced or narrow elongated neck 17, provided with severalholes c--in this instance four in numberand the broad flat body portiona is provided along one edge with teeth 6, which project laterally withrespect to the neck, as shown best in Fig. 3. The said resilient sheetwhich comprises the fastener is rigidly secured in any suitable manner,one at each side of the hat, preferably at the points of the same whichwill come just behind the wearers ears, and the elliptical body portionsof the fasteners slide down over and press inwardly upon the sides ofthe wearers head, thereby holding the hat in place. After the hat isplaced on the wearers head the fasteners are pressed rearwardly to aslight extent, so as to cause the teeth e to engage with the strands ofthe wearers hair, which not only gives a greater security to the hat,but also has the appearance and performs the function of side-combs.

The means for attaching the fasteners to the hat may consist ofstitching inserted through the sides of the hat and through the holes 0in the narrow necks b, or, as shown in Fig. 2, such attaching means mayconsist of staples d, inserted through the holes 0 and clenched into thesides of the hat, but I do not limit the invention to any one particularform of attachingmeans.

It Will be seen that I have provided a very simple and yet a veryeffective hat-fastener which can be highly ornamented by rhinestones orthe like or by a fanciful configuration, if desired, and'which willpermit the hat to be readily taken off or put on and at the same timesecurely hold the hat in place after it has been put on.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is== The combinationwith a hat, of a fiat sheet of resilient material provided at its upperend with a neck rigidly secured to the inside of the hat-crown, and alsoprovided with a flat body portion, a, broader than said neck andintegral therewith and which also projects downwardly below saidhat-crown, said broad flat body portion being adapted to press latorallyagainst the side of awearers head and provided along one edge withteeth, 2, which project laterally with respect to the neck, as and forthe purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

THOMA$ T. CLOUSE.

Witnesses:

F. S. STITT, CHARLES L. Vrnrson.

